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Havana syndrome

Havana syndrome noun: an illness of disputed cause, producing symptoms of vertigo, nausea, ear-popping, headaches, and traumatic brain injury, experienced by US ambassadors and agents abroad.

Noun

Havana syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An illness of disputed cause, producing symptoms of vertigo, nausea, ear-popping, headaches, and traumatic brain injury, experienced by US ambassadors and agents abroad.

Origin of Havana syndrome

From the first encounter being reported in Havana, the capital of Cuba.

Questions about Havana syndrome

What does Havana syndrome mean?
Havana syndrome means an illness of disputed cause, producing symptoms of vertigo, nausea, ear-popping, headaches, and traumatic brain injury, experienced by US ambassadors and agents abroad.
What part of speech is Havana syndrome?
Havana syndrome is a noun.

Words near Havana syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Havamal
  2. havan
  3. Havana
  4. Havana Brown
  5. Havana Browns
  6. Havana syndrome
  7. Havanan
  8. Havanans
  9. Havanas
  10. havanensin
  11. Havanese

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